"This is my story. You see, I was once a shooter."

Twice pardoned - first by God and later by the state - TJ Stevens now walks in freedom and grace. Reluctant at first to tell his story but compelled now to share what God has done, he gives a firsthand account, four decades later, of what it was like to be a high school shooter.

Why is his story different from all the others that have commanded headlines over the last 20-odd years? How did he not only make it out alive but go on to have a successful life, when so many other high school shooters are now behind bars or in the grave?

What happened during that day-long hostage standoff - and in the years that followed - took TJ out of suffocating darkness and into the light.

In Once a Shooter: Redemption of a High School Gunman you will see that:

• There is freedom in forgiveness
• Redemption is available for everyone
• God will never stop pursuing you
• Faith can overcome fear
• Prayer makes a difference